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2026 results · Tennessee · Tennessee 6th District

Johnny Garrett, the Republican, holds Tennessee's 6th District for the Republicans

Donald Trump carried the district by 26.2 points in 2024; this year's count is a 22.9-point move toward the Democrats.

Tennessee 6th District: votes counted for each candidate
CandidateVotesShareShare of the vote
Johnny GarrettRepublican120,95050.8%
Mike CroleyDemocrat113,17747.5%
Christopher B. MondayIndependent2,7071.1%
Angus PurdyIndependent1,3900.6%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 11:56 PM EST · 95% counted.

About 95% of the expected vote counted238,224 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 1:03 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:11 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI69 votes counted in Rhea are in the totals but not on the map: our district map does not include that part of the county.

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About the seat

Tennessee's 6th District takes in all or part of 16 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+26.2 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 22.9 points toward the Democrats, ranks 3 of 9 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.

2024 president
R+26.2
2024 House vote on these lines
R+26.7
Move from 2024, rank in state
3 of 9
  1. Davidson County35%
  2. Wilson County23%
  3. Cumberland County9%
  4. Putnam County9%
  5. White County3%
  6. Overton County3%
  7. Sumner County2%
  8. Fentress County2%
  9. 8 more12%

Shares are of the votes counted this year. The district was redrawn for 2026: its 2024 House figure is that year's House vote re-added onto the new lines precinct by precinct, an estimate.

What the count shows

Added together, the 16 counties compared moved 22.8 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 65% as many votes as in 2024, from 75% in Morgan County to 43% in Scott County.

Davidson County moved most: D+32.5 for president in 2024, D+57.2 this year

The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.

CountyR+80EvenD+80Move
Davidson County83,886 votes24.6 pts → D
Campbell County3,894 votes21.1 pts → D
Putnam County21,613 votes20.3 pts → D
Wilson County55,946 votes18.9 pts → D
DeKalb County4,866 votes18.7 pts → D
Morgan County4,708 votes18.6 pts → D
Scott County4,013 votes16.8 pts → D
Overton County6,236 votes16.1 pts → D
Jackson County3,116 votes15.6 pts → D
Clay County1,925 votes15.1 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Wilson County added 21,054 net votes for Croley against the 2024 margin, 24% of the district's change

Across the 16 counties compared, the margin moved by 87,454 votes toward Croley: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.

  1. Wilson County+21,054 Croley
  2. Putnam County+10,867 Croley
  3. Davidson County+10,489 Croley
  4. Cumberland County+9,305 Croley
  5. Scott County+4,879 Croley
  6. White County+4,630 Croley
  7. Overton County+4,184 Croley
  8. Fentress County+3,910 Croley

StatewideRepublicans won all 2 of Tennessee's statewide races.

  1. U.S. SenateBill HagertyR+12.2
  2. GovernorMarsha BlackburnR+2.5

won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.

Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.